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Almond & Avocado Curl Defining Crème Gel

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Product category and function

Almond & Avocado Curl Defining Crème Gel

Curl Defining Styling Soufflé

Gel, Custard, Pomade & Wax	Gel, Custard, Pomade & Wax
Strong-hold products for precise styling and texture.	Strong-hold products for precise styling and texture.
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Ingredient highlights

Almond & Avocado Curl Defining Crème Gel

Curl Defining Styling Soufflé

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Almond & Avocado Curl Defining Crème Gel

Curl Defining Styling Soufflé

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, glycerin, pvp/va copolymer, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, carbomer, fragrance, aminomethylpropanol, prunus amygdalus (sweet almond) oil, octyl methoxycinnamate, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, potassium sorbate, hexylene glycol, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, oleth-5, disodium edta, wheat amino acid, aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf extract, butyrospermum parkii (shea butter), cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, hydrolyzed wheat protein, silk amino acid, sodium hyaluronate, theobroma cocoa seed butter 8	Water (aqua), glycerin, babassu oil polyglyceryl-4 esters, sorbitol, chondrus crispus (irish moss) powder, fragrance (parfum), linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed extract, carapa guaianensis (andiroba) seed oil, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, selaginella lepidophylla (resurrection flower) extract, aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice, ocimum basilicum (basil) leaf extract, piper nigrum (black pepper) seed extract, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, glyceryl caprylate, glyceryl undecylenate, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, disodium edta, citric acid, limonene, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Aqua/water/eau, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, glycerin, pvp/va copolymer, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, carbomer, fragrance, aminomethylpropanol, prunus amygdalus (sweet almond) oil, octyl methoxycinnamate, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, potassium sorbate, hexylene glycol, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, oleth-5, disodium edta, wheat amino acid, aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf extract, butyrospermum parkii (shea butter), cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, hydrolyzed wheat protein, silk amino acid, sodium hyaluronate, theobroma cocoa seed butter

Water (aqua), glycerin, babassu oil polyglyceryl-4 esters, sorbitol, chondrus crispus (irish moss) powder, fragrance (parfum), linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed extract, carapa guaianensis (andiroba) seed oil, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, selaginella lepidophylla (resurrection flower) extract, aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice, ocimum basilicum (basil) leaf extract, piper nigrum (black pepper) seed extract, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, glyceryl caprylate, glyceryl undecylenate, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, disodium edta, citric acid, limonene, linalool

Notable ingredients

Almond & Avocado Curl Defining Crème Gel

Curl Defining Styling Soufflé

Sunscreen/UV filter: Octyl methoxycinnamate

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Antioxidant: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Antioxidant: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Solvent: Water (aqua), Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Limonene

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Ingredients with their functions

Almond & Avocado Curl Defining Crème Gel

Curl Defining Styling Soufflé

Aqua/water/eau

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Aqua/Water/Eau | Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

Water serves as a fundamental component in skincare products, often listed as the first ingredient, which means it's the most abundant. It acts as a solvent, helping to dissolve other ingredients and facilitate the application and absorption of products.

Olea europaea (olive) fruit oil

Also-called: Olive oil, olive fruit oil | Function: Skin conditioning

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent